Ludell, KS
How exposed is Ludell to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ludell lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 74 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ludell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Ludell's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Ludell (55.4% of 74 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 44.6% sit in the Direct zone.
How Ludell compares
Ludell ranks lower within Kansas (37th percentile statewide) than its 52nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ludell ranks 14,996 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,128 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 454 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ludell
Ludell's elevated wildfire rating (52nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Ludell
Ludell's 55.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ludell's 14,996-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ludell, see the exposure-zones guide.